News
November 14, 2024
ASU researchers testing 'cool roof' coating at Safe Outdoor Space.
Amelia Fabiano, ABC 15 Arizona
October 7, 2024
Warming world, deadly problem: Heat related deaths are surging.
Osha Davidson, Yale Climate Connections
September 12, 2024
ARM gears up for desert deployment in Arizona
ARM.gov
September 9, 2024
Is extreme heat an extreme disaster?
Jonathan Chang and Meghna Chakrabarti, wbur on Point
August 29, 2024
ASU Climate Scientists Say Accurate Temperature Readings are Critical.
Joan Meiners, Arizona Republic
August 27, 2024
The cool technologies that could protect cities from dangerous heat.
Shannon Hall, Nature
August 8, 2024
Weatherwatch: Mobile weather vans sent to monitor heat in Arizona trailer parks.
Betsy Reed, The Guradian
August 2, 2024
The Hidden Ways Extreme Heat Impacts Infrastructure.
Meghan Bartels, Scientific America
August 2, 2024
Shade Will Make or Break American Cities.
Emma Marris, The Atlantic
August 2, 2024
Heat-Related Deaths Highlight Urgent Energy Inequity Crisis.
The Pinnacle Gazette, Climate & Environment
August 1, 2024
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity.
Anita Snow, ABC News
July 26, 2024
Still Too Damn Hot - 2024 is Another One for the Records Books.
Carl Smith, Governing
July 19, 2024
These California counties endured the nation's longest streaks of excessive heat.
Grace Toohey, Sandhya Kambhampati, The LA Times
July 17, 2024
We Mapped Heat in 3 U.S. Cities. Some Sidewalks Were Over 130 Degrees.
Raymond Zhong, Mira Rojanasakul, The New York Times
July 16, 2024
Phoenix's vulnerable residents suffer through record heat at night.
Gabrielle Canon, The Guardian
July 16, 2024
In U.S. Prisons and Jails, Exposure to Extreme Heat is Increasing.
Sarah Hopkins, Undark
July 12, 2024
Unrelenting heat wave impacting 80 Million from California to South Florida.
Erin McLaughlin, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
July 11, 2024
Mobile weather labs map toll of extreme heat in scorching US cities.
James Dinneen, New Scientist
July 10, 2024
Sensing heat: How scientists in Phoenix study summer's deadliest invisible threat.
Joan Meiners, Arizona Republic
July 9, 2024
Empowering Urban Communities with Climate Data.
Stephanie Kossman, Brookhaven National Laboratory Newsroom
July 3, 2024
Photos: weather balloon launched in Tucson to study extreme heat.
Mamta Popat, Tucson.com
July 2, 2024
Lab trucks collect climate data in Tucson.
John Macaluso, KOLD 13 News
July 2, 2024
Two tricked out trucks in Tucson help research extreme heat
Climate observatories on wheels cruise Tucson to help research extreme heat
Analeise Mayor, AZ Daily Star, Tucson.com
July 2, 2024
Partnership between national lab and UA tracks extreme heat at neighborhood level.
Eddie Celaya, KGUN 9 News
July 2, 2024
Arizona researchers tackle urban heat with innovative weather data collection.
Katya Mendoza, AZPM News
July 2, 2024
Weather trucks search for answers about extreme heat in Tucson's 'data deserts'.
Kyle Mittan, UArizona Press
June 26, 2024
Observe weather-chasing trucks and interview extreme heat experts
Kyle Mittan, UArizona Press
June 21, 2024
Learn what ASU lab is doing to help tackle Arizona's extreme heat at June 22 event
Ignacio Ventura, KJZZ News
June 19, 2024
Computer modeling shows where Arizona's winter precipitation originates
Skip Derra, ASU News
June 15, 2024
Community night at Desert Botanical Garden will be hosted by an ASU-led lab
Julie Alexander, Investorbytes.com
June 6, 2024
Mobile home residents have a tougher time cooling house down
Jafet Serrato, KVOA News 4 Tucson
June 4, 2024
Arizona has experience planning for extreme heat. New university partnership shares that knowledge.
Mark Brodie, KJZZ
May 27, 2024
After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
AP, Anita Snow
May 20, 2024
New federally funded center will rely on UArizona expertise to help communities manage extreme heat
UArizona Press, Kyle Mittan
April 29, 2024
Hot Weather Brings Annual Housing Concerns to Arizona
AZPM, Tony Perkins
April 20, 2024
This Earth Day Vestar's GreenSTAR Program leads way in sustainability
Queen Creek Sun Times
February 9, 2024
AZ Mirror, Leah Britton
January 31, 2024
Extreme heat watch: Will cities be ready for summer 2024?
Smart Cities Dive, Ysabelle Kempe
January 19, 2024
How Phoenix is preparing for its next brutally hot summer.
Yale Climate Connections, Osha Davidson
November 22, 2024
Extreme heat led to a Taylor Swift fan's death in Brazil. Could it have been prevented?
Grist.org, Akielly Huy
KJZZ Interview with Dr. Sara Meerow, ASU
As Phoenix works to deal with record heat, this expert sees other cities using similar approaches.
KJZZ Interview with Dr. Ladd Keith, U of A
Arizona has experience planning for extreme heat. New University partnership shares that knowledge.
Dr. David Hondula, ASU and Dr. Heidi Brown, U of A
Heat Awareness Week Press Conference
Interview with Dr. Ladd Keith, U of A and Dr. Enrique Vivoni, ASU
Ten Across Conversations: Local Experts Answer: Why Are People Still Moving to Phoenix?
Dr. Ladd Keith, U of A and Dr. Sara Meerow, ASU contribution to Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center's Heat Action Platform at One Billion People More Resilient.
Conduct a Baseline Heat Risk Assessment
Interview with Dr. Ladd Keith, U of A and Dr. Leslie Tolbert, U of A
Arizona Public Media, Episode 357: Investigating methods of heat management in Arizona
Interview with Drs. Jennifer Vanos and Ariane Middel, ASU
Interview with Dr. David Hondula, City of Phoenix/ASU
The New York Times Daily Podcast: The Man Trying to Save Phoenix From Historic Heat
Interview with Dr. Ladd Keith, U of A
BBC News Broadcast, Jul 19, 2023: Extreme Heat Around the World
Interview with Dr. Patricia Solis, ASU
Roy, Malini, Ladd Keith, Mona Arora, Fatima Luna, and Julie Robinson. (2024). Coproducing Opportunities to Advance Extreme Heat Resilience in Southern Arizona. 105(11), E2070-E2077. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. https://doi.org/10/1175/BAMS-D-24-0216.1
Amaripadath, D.; A. Molla; L. Keith; D.J. Sailor. Multi-criteria decision support framework for outdoor heat stress management in urban environments. Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 14, November 1, 2024, 105799, ISSN 2210-6707, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105799.
Sailor, David J.; Fagliarone, Gina; Hebrink, Tim; Amaripadath, Deepak. Field evaluation of the efficacy of passive radiative cooling infrastructure: A case study in Phoenix, Arizona. Building and Environment, October 24, 2024, 112226, ISSN 0360-1323, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112226
Amaripadath, Deepak; Prasad, Deo; Osman Safi, Taha; Attia, Shady. Design optimization of an assisted living facility to improved summer thermal comfort in warming climates. Journal of Building Engineering, Volume 93, September 15, 2024, 109814, ISSN 2352-7102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109814
Amaripadath, D. and D.J. Sailor. Reassessing energy-efficient passive retrofits in terms of indoor environmental quality in residential buildings in the United States. Energy and Buildings, volume 319, 114564, ISSN 0378-7788 (15 September 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114564
Karanja, Joseph; Vanos, Jennifer; Joshi, Ankit; Penner, Scott; Guzman, Gisel E.; Connor, Dylan S. ; Rykaczewski, Konrad. Impact of tent shade on heat exposures and simulated heat strain for people experiencing homelessness. International Journal of Biometeorology, August 26, 2024, SN 1432-1254, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-024-02751-0
Meerow, Sara; Keith, Ladd. Cities at the forefront of emerging US heat governance. One Earth, August 16, 2024, One Earth, Volume 7, Issue 8, P1330-1334, ISSN 2590-3330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.07.013
Amaripadath, Deepak; Azar, Elie; Singh, Manoj Kumar; Attia, Shady. Heat exposure mitigation in renovated nearly zero-energy dwellings during concurrent heat waves and power outages. August 15, 2024, Journal of Building Engineering, Volume 91, 109655, ISSN 2352-7102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109655
Amaripadath, D., Alejandro Ramírez-Aguilar, E., Fachinello Krebs, L., & Sailor, D. J. (2024). Energy performance tradeoff assessment for varying design parameters in office buildings. Advances in Building Energy Research, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2024.2387267
Keith, Ladd; Meerow, Sara; Roy, Malini; Trego, Shaylynn; Jordan, Lindsey; Gowda, Kavana Sadashive; and Barrett, Karli. (July 2024). Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Nogales, AZ. Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) – Arizona State University and University of Arizona. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/674048
Keith, Ladd; Meerow, Sara; Roy, Malini; Trego, Shaylynn; Jordan, Lindsey; Barret, Karli; and Gowda, Kavana Sadashiva. (July 2024). Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Mesa, AZ. Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) – Arizona State University and University of Arizona. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/674047
Keith, Ladd; Meerow, Sara; Roy, Malini; Trego, Shaylynn; Barrett, Karli; Jordan, Lindsey; and Gowda, Kavana Sadashive. (July 2024). Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Flagstaff, AZ. Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) – Arizona State University and University of Arizona. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/674046
Keith, Ladd; Meerow, Sara; Roy, Malini; Trego, Shaylynn; Gowda, Kavana Sadashive; Barrett, Karli; and Jordan, Lindsey. (July 2024). Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Casa Grande, AZ. Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) – Arizona State University and University of Arizona. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/674045
Davis, Edwin V. and Lamer, Katia. Observations of airflow around a supertall curved building and its impact on temperature and humidity in Houston's urban center. Building and Environment, volume 260, 111693, ISN 0360-1323 (15 July 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111693
Merrow, S., Keith, L., Roy, M., and Shaylynn Trego. Plan evaluation for heat resilience: Complementary methods to comprehensively assess heat planning in Tempe and Tucson, Arizona. Environmental Research Letters, (28 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326-ad5d05
Estacio, I., Román-Palacios, C., Hoover, J., Li, X., and Lim, C.: Open-source automatic extraction of Urban Green Space: Application to assessing improvement in green space access, ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-2-2024, 65–72, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-2-2024-65-2024, 2024.
Megan L. Jehn, Jean M. Andino, Britney Russell, Vraj Rana, Sharmin Akter, Marina A. Creed, Harnoor Sodhi, Bailey Holmes, Tanya Palit, Jessica Wani, Kristina Wagstrom. Effectiveness of Do-It-Yourself Air Cleaners in Reducing Exposure to Respiratory Aerosols in US Classrooms: A Longitudinal Study of Public Schools. Building and Environment, volume 260, 111603, ISSN 0360-1323 (15 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111603
Anand, J., Alhazmi, M., and D.J. Sailor. Achieving net negative sensible heat release from buildings. Energy and Buildings, volume 311, 114121, ISSN 0360-1323 (15 May 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114121
Amaripadath,Deepak; Mirzaei, Parham A.; Attia, Shady, Multi-criteria thermal resilience certification scheme for indoor built environments during heat waves. May 10, 2024, Energy and Built Environment, ISSN 2666-1233, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2024.05.001
Amaripadath, Deepak; Santamouris, Mattheos; Attia, Shady. Climate change induced heat stress impact on workplace productivity in a net zero-carbon timber building towards the end of the century. March 13, 2024, Building Simulation, Volume 17, 893-906, ISSN: 1996-8744, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-024-1116-7
Amaripadath, Deepak; Levinson, Ronnen; Rawal, Rajan; Attia, Shady. Multi-criteria decision support framework for climate change-sensitive thermal comfort evaluation in European buildings, January 15, 2024, Energy and Buildings, Volume 303, 113804, ISSN 0378-7788, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113804
Georgescu, M., Broadbent, A.M. & Krayenhoff, E.S. Quantifying the decrease in heat exposure through adaptation and mitigation in twenty-first-century US cities. Nature Cities 1, 42–50 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-023-00001-9
Moustaoui, M., Barclay, B.M., & Kostelich, E.J. Semi-Implicit Computation of Fast Modes in a Scheme Integrating Slow Modes by a Leapfrog Method Based on a Selective Implicit Time Filter, Monthly Weather Review , Volume 151: Issue 12 (Dec. 2023). https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0311.1
Mark Kear, Margaret O. Wilder, Karina G. Martinez-Molina, Laura McCann, Dugan Meyer. Home thermal security, energy equity and the social production of heat in manufactured housing, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 106 (Dec. 2023) 103318, ISSN 2214-6296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103318
Meerow, Sara, Ladd Keith, Malini Roy, Shaylynn Trego, Erika Schmidt, Jack Haskins, and Bryan Leyba, and Lindsey Jordan. (Oct. 2023). Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Tempe, AZ. Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) – Arizona State University and University of Arizona. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/670109
Trego, Shaylynn, Sara Meerow, Ladd Keith, Erika Schmidt, Bryan Leyba, and Lindsey Jordan. (Oct. 2023). Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Phoenix, AZ. Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) – Arizona State University and University of Arizona. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/670044
Keith, Ladd, Sara Meerow, Malini Roy, Shaylynn Trego, Erika Schmidt, Jack Haskins, and Bryan Leyba. (Oct. 2023). Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Tucson, AZ. Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL) – Arizona State University and University of Arizona. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/669877
Anand, J, Sailor, D.J. How can we combine urban cooling strategies to effectively cool cities over the entire diurnal cycle? Building and Environment, Volume 242 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110524
Lobo, J., Aggarwal, R.M., Alberti, M. et al. Integration of urban science and urban climate adaptation research: opportunities to advance climate action. npj Urban Sustain 3, 32 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00113-0
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Taking the heat off Valley Parking lots
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September 19, 2023
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Vestar Wants Shoppers to Stay Cool
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August 23, 2023
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August 9, 2023
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July 31, 2023
As Arizona builds to solve a housing crisis, will its homes withstand future heat extremes?
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July 28, 2023
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July 27, 2023
Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US
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July 26, 2023
These thermal images show how Phoenix uses technology to keep cool
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July 26, 2023
How cities are battling extreme heat, and why record-breaking temps don't tell the whole story
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July 26, 2023
This Sweaty Robot Can Teach Us How to Survive Extreme Heat
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June 30, 2023
UA Workshop Deepens Local Educators’ Knowledge of the Impact of Climate Change in Arizona
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May 19, 2023
UArizona Experts Available to Discuss Extreme Heat
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